The Ultimate Fighter (2005)
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen seasons on Spike TV. The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized six-figure contract with the UFC. The series debuted on January 17, 2005.
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Episode 1 - Biggest and Baddest
Release Date: 2018-08-29MMA men’s heavyweights and women’s featherweights train, compete and live together with an eye on the ultimate prize of a pro contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship. Middleweights Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
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Episode 2 - Throw Leather
Release Date: 2018-09-05A heavyweight struggles with his conditioning; a gym mishap lands a fighter in the dentist chair; and two fighters go head to head in the first female featherweight matchup. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
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Episode 3 - War Tanks
Release Date: 2018-09-12It’s a house divided, as a rift emerges between the American and foreign fighters. A fighter gets help from his entire team during a difficult weight cut. And two more heavyweights face off in the third preliminary fight.
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Episode 4 - A Win Is a Win
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Episode 5 - Life is a Fight
Release Date: 2018-09-26Leah debates whether she should switch teams; a motivational trainer helps out one of the teams and puts the fighters through rigorous drills; and two heavyweights meet in the fifth preliminary fight. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum are coaches.
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Episode 6 - Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
Release Date: 2018-10-03A featherweight edges closer to switching teams; Kelvin invites his TUF 17 final opponent to join his coaching staff. Then, the third featherweight preliminary fight determines the next semifinalist.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
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Episode 8 - Be First to be Last
Release Date: 2018-10-31The last featherweight preliminary bout is held. Also: Maurice Greene’s excessive drinking becomes a problem at the house; and Dana White announces the semifinal matchups. Middleweights Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
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Episode 10 - Made For This
Release Date: 2018-11-14The semifinals continue in the Octagon, with a spot in the finale at stake. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
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Episode 11 - Be Loose, Be Free, Be Me
Release Date: 2018-11-21The semifinals continue in the Octagon, with a spot in the finale at stake. Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum serve as coaches.
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Episode 12 - One Thousand Percent
Release Date: 2018-11-28Two featherweights prepare for the last fight ever to take place in the Ultimate Fighter gym. A difficult weight cut leads a fighter to break down during practice. Then, an exciting semi-final bout determines who moves on to the live finale.
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Episode 13 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims: Dos Anjos vs Usman
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Episode 14 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale Prelims: Dos Anjos vs Usman
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Episode 15 - The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman
Release Date: 2018-12-01